Harvest pics

[Rena]

Suze, Beautiful as always! I really really love Black Cherry. I am trying Black Sea man tonight and will give a report.

[Grub]

Thanks for the amazing eye-candy, Suze.

I like the melon reference with Green Giant. Reminded me a lot of that green melon, honeydew, we call it. Sweet and almost grassy.

Your reports are great.

I need to source some Cuostralee as mine were Crossedalee.

Mantis,
Hope you're well. My NBD was a sturdy 4ft plant with good production of nice big pinks. My earliest slicer. But as the weather heated up here and the humidity set in it suffered, whereas that workhorse Kimberly kicked on and it tasted better and better.

Note to self must try: Gogosha, Lucky Cross, Aunt Gertie's Gold.

[Suze]

Originally Posted by IMISSCOLO

Suze, Beautiful as always! I really really love Black Cherry. I am trying Black Sea man tonight and will give a report.

How was the Black Sea Man?

[Suze]

Originally Posted by Grub

Thanks for the amazing eye-candy, Suze.

I like the melon reference with Green Giant. Reminded me a lot of that green melon, honeydew, we call it. Sweet and almost grassy.

Welly, welly, well -- Grub lives! I thought you had been sucked into a wormhole or something.

That's it exactly re the honeydew taste. Really, I can't decide which one I like better -- the Cherokee Green or the Green Giant. They are just so different. I'll just say that it's nice to have them both. Still waiting on a ripe GMG.

Yep, try the Gogosha. And the Lucky Cross has not let me down yet in the taste dept (third time growing it).

[Rena]

Black Sea man is coming back next year. It was tasty and was loaded with large fruit. My Container BSM had bigger fruit then my in ground one?? I saved seed from my container one. Let me know if you want any, I will post a pic later one. -Rena

[Grub]

Welly, welly, well -- Grub lives! I thought you had been sucked into a wormhole or something.

After raising and then razing 64 or 67 plants or something I needed to see my therapist . And only now is Green Giant finally pushing up daisies. Rose Quartz Multiflora is still going strong and Broad Ripple Yellow Currant and Matts Wild are back.

Mostly, I've been marking time rebuildiing beds. The house was painted and, now I have no bathroom, not even a loo. A month before I can move back in.

So sure glad you're posting, Suze, as your pics are inspirational. My Lucky Cross from last season was a local selection and not a bicolour. Nice but I want the bicolour. On the list, on the list :wink:

[Mantis]

Hope the therapist wasn't too harsh with you Grub.
NBD sounds good to me and I think I will try two in one of my selfwatering tubs.
Great pics Suze. You really are having a good time eh.
I am out of hospital with some lovely looking full length bandages on my legs, sexy I am suposed to keep moving as much as possible so I decided on baking some brownies and other things as it is actually raining here. Not enough rain to do any good but to wet to walk the dog.
Mantis *off to try a coffee cake recipe I found*

[Grub]

Good to hear you're up and at 'em. I'm looking forward to sowing some stuff inc. peppers soon. Meantime, more harvest pics please

[Suze]

Grub, thanks for the kind words, and I'll post some more piccies tonight (after I get around to hosting them). Gotta run to the post office and mail out some seeds right now, though. A month before you can use the loo or the entire house?
PS -- check your PM here, thanks; you've got an unread one from me.

I have a penchant?! (I love that word)

Keith, I tend to slice the hearts/plums/elongated types stem to stern because I like the way they look when done up in that fashion -- kind of prosciutto-like.

And sometimes it might be because when I save seeds, I like to quarter the fruits longitudinally, like with this Orange-1 I picked yesterday:



Love the peachy interior coloration.

[Suze]

Originally Posted by IMISSCOLO

Black Sea man is coming back next year. It was tasty and was loaded with large fruit. My Container BSM had bigger fruit then my in ground one?? I saved seed from my container one. Let me know if you want any, I will post a pic later one. -Rena

Would love to see pics when you get a chance.

[JBinKC]

Gorgeous photos, and Tomatoes. Two of my favorite things ))

[Suze]

Dora. Flavor is excellent. On the tart side, but with good balance. Just the way I like 'em. Has continued to set fruit in this horrific heat, as has Gary O'Sena.




(Keith, comments? Looked a bit more purply on your website, and you mentioned a tendency towards green shoulders. I'm not seeing that.)

Multicolored tomato sammich (just because). Shades of Bruce.


Berkeley Tie Dye. Color and shape has improved somewhat with later fruits.

[chilhuacle]

Great shots Suze and I gave your sandwich a 10 on the ImageShack scale, looks delicious. I’ve finally made a spot for Germaid Red this year after reading all the reviews. Is it usually productive for you?

[Earl]

Suze, great stuff! The Carbon made me drool. LOL. I love Carbon. Been pushing it for the past few years as a great tasting black.

[Suze]

Bruce, never grown Germaid Red before, so I'll reserve judgment on productivity for now. Also, I only planted one plant in a large (18 gal) container this year, so really not a 'fair' trial. Flavor was truly terrific and luscious though, so I'll grow again.

John, the BTD has been fun to grow and has a fairly good taste, but just doesn't seem to be able to produce a stunning coloration in my climate. Oh well, most of the striped ones don't here, at least in my experience. OTOH, the darks usually end up looking amazing. :wink:

Earl, I think you were the one that convinced me on Carbon. Thank you (you were right).